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According to Keith Smith, the Chicago Bulls have decided to pick up their 2023-24 team option on Patrick Williams. Picking up the fourth year of his rookie contract will mean Williams will receive his fully guaranteed money at $9.8M.

Williams, 21 years old, will start his third NBA season with the expectations of having a more significant role on the Bulls roster. Over the summer, he trained with teammate DeMar DeRozan in Los Angeles, who helped with his confidence and all-around game. “I think he put me through everything,” Williams said. “If that wasn’t everything, then he’s different.”

Last season, he played for only 21 games due to a wrist injury that occurred in the fifth game of the season against the New York Knicks. That wrist injury cost him 4-6 months, and he returned in late March. He finished the season averaging 9.0 points and 4.1 rebounds. During the postseason, he got the tough assignment of guarding superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo and well, it wasn’t fun for Williams. The Bulls lost in the first round of the 2022 Postseason against the Bucks. The Bucks got led by Giannis, who averaged 28.6 points, 13.4 rebounds, and 6.2 assists on 56.8% shooting from the field.

What does this move mean?

This move by the Bulls was expected, but Chicago wants to see an entire season of Patrick Williams before deciding whether to give him an extension offer. Williams has played 88 out of the possible 162 regular season games. It’s unclear how much money Chicago will be willing to give in an extension offer to Williams. Last night, Williams went 2-for-7 from the field, which resulted in 7 points in the Bulls’ first preseason game against the New Orleans Pelicans.

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